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  • Lie to me!

    Lie to me!

    I write (and read) fantasy, which is perhaps the most obviously “made-up” of fiction genres, and suspension of disbelief is key to spinning a successful fantasy tale. Suspension of disbelief can perhaps be summed up as ‘don’t allow a little reality to get in the way of a good story’, but it’s more subtle than that. From…

  • What DO you look like?

    Okay, I’ll ‘fess up – this post is largely an excuse to show off my new cover, but there is a point to it, too. Isn’t it just GORGEOUS??? I used a silhouette on my cover because I didn’t want to decree what my heroine looked like (and I’m not entirely sure, to be honest) and my…

  • It’s all a matter of taste…

    The thing that fascinates me most (maybe – books are endlessly fascinating) is the question of taste. I’ve lost count of the number of award-winning, rave-reviewed books that I’ve thrown across the room. Whatever the award judges found in the book eluded me entirely. Meanwhile, books that I love and praise to the skies and…